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The neck injury Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan suffered in Saturday's preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers will keep him out for the start of the regular season.
The Bucs' offense hit a lull after the first quarter, while the Steelers put up 17. Connor Bazelak took over at quarterback in the third quarter and finished completing 14 of 18 attempts for 106 yards. In the final three seconds of the game, Chase McLaughlin drilled a 43-yard field goal to give the Bucs a 17-14 victory on the road.
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USA TODAY Touchdown Wire on MSNThe good, the bad, and the ugly from the Bucs preseason win in Pittsburgh
Jalen McMillan was ruled out for the remainder of the game after suffering a back injury on a leaping first-down catch and being evaluated for a concussion. The incident was a shaken-up moment, and while he was initially responsive and walked off the field, being carted off remains concerning. He was seen walking to the locker room in a neck brace.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are absolutely loaded at the WR position. Well, they would be, if they were fully healthy. After suffering a gruesome ankle injury par
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Bucs Wire on MSNBuccaneers receive a mixed bag of medical updates ahead of preseason finale
When the Bucs opened practice on Tuesday following their preseason win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, they were missing a laundry list of players from practice. The majority of them were on defense, but the offense is also not immune to the injury bug and the disease he has been spreading around the team over the last couple of years.
Jalen McMillan levitated high into the air to catch an 18-yard pass in Saturday’s preseason game at Pittsburgh, then hung on to the football despite landing awkwardly on the back of his head and neck after being flipped by cornerback Daryl Porter Jr.
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers lost their second preseason game to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17-14 in a sloppy affair. However, while the team sat most of their starters, the Steelers did put some of their rookies, such as Derrick Harmon and Kaleb Johnson on the field for a second look.
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Bucs Wire on MSNBucs' Nick Jackson is stacking up good performances this preseason
Undrafted rookie linebacker Nick Jackson is quickly making a case for a spot on the Buccaneers’ 53-man roster after another strong showing in Tampa Bay’s 17-14 preseason win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Few Pittsburgh Steelers players needed a bounce-back performance more than Kaleb Johnson, and the rookie running back delivered on Saturday night. In his profe
Teddy Bridgewater throws two first-quarter touchdowns, leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 17-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason game